Species Althoffia tumida Lohmann, 1892

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Species Althoffia tumida Lohmann, 1892

Althoffia tumida Lohmann, H. 1892. Vorberichte über die Appendicularien der Plankton-Expedition. Ergebnisse der Plankton-Expedition der Humboldt-Stiftung 1(A): 139-149 [147].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Sargasso Sea, Atlantic Ocean.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Sargasso Sea, Florida Stream, South Equatorial Stream and in Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: Central E coast
- Queensland: Central E coast

Ecological Descriptors

Marine, planktonic.

Extra Ecological Information

Not taken at surface or deeper than 20 m, present where surface temperature between 15.8–27ºC and salinity 35.5–37.4 parts per thousand.

General References

Lohmann, H. 1896. Die Appendicularien der Plankton-Expedition. Ergebnisse der Plankton-Expedition der Humboldt-Stiftung 2(E.C.): 1-148 pls i-xxiv

Thompson, H. 1945. Pelagic Tunicates of Australia. Melbourne : Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 196 pp. 75 pls.

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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